Banbra.GBN

It allows to get into the affected computer.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user.
It does not spread automatically using its own means.

Affected platforms:

Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95

First detected on:

Sept. 30, 2008

Detection updated on:

Sept. 30, 2008

Statistics

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Brief Description

Banbra.GBN is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions.

Banbra.GBN redirects attempts to access web pages of certain banks to spoofed pages, with the aim of logging information entered by the user in these pages.

It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user:

It modifies system permissions in order to hide itself.

Banbra.GBN does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.